[AUCTION] Clay Cast Crypto .999 Silver BTC Prototype bar (6.4 OZT)

[ClayCastCrypto]

Hi all,

Up for auction: 6.4 OZT .999 silver - clay-casted - BTC prototype bar, funded with 0.0064 BTC

Background:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClayCastCrypto
Auction for nr's. 1, 2 and 3 of our LTC serie: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5157382.0
Auction for nr's. 1-5 of our BTC serie: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5170618

- Hand-poured 6.4 OZT .999 silver bar using the Delft clay method
- Prototype of a faulty 3D design: Top B-hole is 0.5 mm lower than bottom B-hole (poured it anyway)
- First pour this size, but promising for pouring in Delft clay
- Sandblasted
- Titanium engraved plate for the private key - top 5 letters readable but damaged due to 'impatient' cramming of the titanium in the bar... (dropped the wood wedge and hammered the edge of the titanium plate)
- Private key also printed on paper and placed on top of engraved private key, for assurance
- The holographic sticker sticks, but it is not a good fit at the edge, which will probably make the edges curl a micro-bit in a decade or two
- Funded with 0.0064 BTC
- Silver bar comes with the (error in top B-hole) 3D printed model, enclosed in a custom casing
- The custom casing is polished, but has some visible scratches
- The silver is enclosed with foam on the sides, to keep it snug-fit in the casing
- ....It's a prototype, should have been unfunded, but it is not 

Click image for a larger depiction:

      

     

      

Bidding:

- Starting Bid:  0.025 BTC
- Bid Incremeents:  0.001 BTC
- Bids & payments:  Bids in BTC, payments in BTC
- Payment address:  1J7QkK5uj39in6iCnGrDKTcjg7AiowWyHE
 (if you seem to trust me and want to buy directly: use this address, will not pm you to request payment to another address)
- Escrow: Miner Jones, escrow costs are for buyer
- Auction Ends:  Friday, 20 december, 20.00 GMT +1 (Amsterdamned time)
- Sniping:  No snipes, each bid in the final 10 minutes adds 10 minutes until no bid has been made for 10 minutes
- Shipping:  Free shipping worldwide. Will ship insured with track and trace
- VAT / customs: If charges apply, costs are for buyer. Sorry.
- Image of casing and Satori is for scale

Regards and happy bidding!

Clay

P.s. will try to make this more interesting in the next couple of days

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[ClayCastCrypto]

Thank you!

The silver bar comes with custom casing and 3D printed model (as shown)

[andulolika]

I guess there will be more interest towards the end, nice to see you include the case and model, great piece!

[chronicsky]

0.025 BTC

[ClayCastCrypto]

Let's make this auction a little bit more interesting.

Each bid in this auction earns a spot for a raffle, which will be set right after this auction ends...
Empty spots of the raffle: the first bid will get the first empty spot, the second bid the second empty spot and so-forth.
We do not expect to see all spots taken due to minimum bid increments of 0.001 BTC, but if so, we will add another item (and raffle).

0 - Chronicsky
1 - Second bid
2 - Third bid
3 - ...
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5 -
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The raffle prize:

One 1 ETH prototype bar, 28 gram .999 silver. Try out pour, model not suited for .999 pouring, same size as LTC prototypes. Design too small and fragile.
We poured two of these and kept them for these occasions.

      

Will see if we can do some more coming days... 

[Sat0shisGhost]

0.026 BTC

[dolphriends]

Not sure what you are saying, are bids for a spot in a raffle???

[ithd1]

0.027

[jaska]

.028

[buckrogers]

.029 BTC

Thanks!

[ClayCastCrypto]

Not sure what you are saying, are bids for a spot in a raffle???

Yes

[Sat0shisGhost]

Clever idea to get bids early as opposed to everybody trying to snipe the auction.

 Might have to steal this one for future auctions.

[andulolika]

Grats for the project btw, I has almost a year wanting to do something similar myself, I hope to see a long collection of CCC .

[jaska]

.031 btc

[anonymousminer]

0.032BTC

[ClayCastCrypto]

Hey all,

Thank you for the response and bids.
Bit of a weird night (for me), but wanted to add something to this auction.

Had these up for sale with to much of a premium on Ebay, did not feel okay.
Premium is okay, but these should linger a while in someone else's collection before it's worthy of some premium from a collectors perspective.

As a second prize in the (first...) raffle I will ad a Realcrypto collectible:

1 Rare Realcrypto Ripple collectible, unfunded. Gold plated.
Struck from brass rounds and are first plated in a layer of copper then silver with the final plating done in 24K gold.

These are rare: No longer minted or for sale at Realcrypto (or Stakebox) because Ripple does not allow these to be sold...

Description from Realcrypto:
Our inspiration came from Ripple's name. The Ripple logo floats above ripples of water that create a 3d effect on the coin. This is a holographic cold storage wallet, allowing you to secure your digital Ripple and hold it in physical form.

Artwork:
Artwork was a joint collaboration between W!tne33 and SkunX.

Included with this Coin:
- Airtight Plastic Capsule
- 2x Serialized Holograms
- Detailed Instructions for loading Ripple onto your new coin

Oh... And we would like to let the winner of the auction 'feel' like a winner, so we will compensate the winner of the auction itself with 1 Rare Realcrypto Ripple which will ship with the BTC prototype.

     

[ClayCastCrypto]

Almost packing time, about 1hr left...

     

And hoping to finish up 1,2 and 3 of our third series; our homage to the 1 LTC Lealana

 

Will get a.s.a.p. on the raffle after the auction ends, forgive me if it takes a while until I set it

[ClayCastCrypto]

The auction has ended!

Winner: anonymousminer @ 0.032 BTC

The raffle spots for the 1 ETH prototype (1st prize) and Realcrypto Ripple (second prize) collectable are set as follows:

0 - chronicsky
1 - Sat0shisGhost
2 - ithd1
3 - jaska
4 - buckrogers
5 - minerjones
6 - jaska
7 - anonymousminer
8 - chronicsky
9 - Sat0shisGhost
a - ithd1
b - jaska
c - buckrogers
d - minerjones
e - jaska
f - anonymousminer

Please correct me if I am wrong...

First character 1st prize, second character second prize of block: 609025

1st prize: ...
second prize: ...

[jaska]

Sorry for my ignorance. Did I win?

[ClayCastCrypto]

Thanks all & MJ!

Will contact the winners for the shipping details.